Hunter Biden hires Jared Kushner’s lawyer ahead of expected House GOP investigations
Cami Mondeaux
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Hunter Biden has hired another high-profile lawyer to represent him ahead of a number of anticipated investigations next year once Republicans take control of the House, including an attorney who previously worked for former White House adviser Jared Kushner.
Biden recently hired Abbe Lowell to join his legal team ahead of the expected investigations, according to Kevin Morris, another attorney for the president’s son. Lowell is a well-known attorney in Washington, D.C., who previously represented Kushner in Congress as well as in investigations into Russian election interference and links between former President Donald Trump and the Russian government.
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“Lowell is a well-known Washington-based attorney who has represented numerous public officials and high-profile people in Department of Justice investigations and trials as well as congressional investigations,” Morris told NBC News on Wednesday. “[For Biden] Mr. Lowell will handle congressional investigations and general strategic advice.”
Lowell has worked on a number of high-profile cases in the district over the last several years, representing clients across the political aisle.
The hiring comes as Biden is expected to be at the center of a number of House investigations over the next two years once the GOP controls the lower chamber in January. The younger Biden’s business dealings have long been of interest to the Republican Party, first taking prominence during the 2020 election as the GOP sought to determine whether then-candidate Joe Biden benefited financially from his son’s transactions, pointing to national security concerns.
Republicans on the House committee have been seeking to advance their investigation into Hunter Biden for months, particularly after obtaining a copy of his hard drive earlier this year. The hard drive has been of interest due to its salacious content, although Republicans are expected to focus mostly on his family’s business dealings.
The FBI took possession of the hardware after the owner, believed to be Biden, left it for repairs in April 2019 and never returned.
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Biden’s financial affairs, including his business dealings tied to countries such as Ukraine, China, and Russia, are under scrutiny in a federal criminal investigation. The president’s son has never denied that the laptop belonged to him but has insisted he is “100% certain” he will be cleared of wrongdoing.
President Joe Biden has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, and his campaign told reporters in 2020 that he “has never even considered being involved in business with his family, nor in any overseas business whatsoever.”